We can really make a mess in the kitchen.  But we have so much fun doing it, that we don't mind the clean-up process.  

 

This is just the stove part.  I'm not even going to show you the island.  It is a total wreck.  Don't care!!  

 

We love this part of gardening:  preserving the best of our efforts.  Come winter, we will have forgotten about all those hours planting, watering, and weeding, and will be grateful for our time spent preserving.  And enjoying our delicious tomato soup.

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!